中考英语短文填词专项练习
(一)
Mary's mother was 1.__________(serious) ill. And because of the illness, she lost all of her hair quickly and looked 2.__________ [ ɡli] .
One morning, Mary went to buy some 3.__________[ medsn] for her mother.On the way to the hospital, she saw a beautiful wig(假发)in a shop window. She thought that her mother would look beautiful in the wig, so she wanted to buy 4._________ for her mother as a Christmas present. 5. __________, the wig cost two dollars and Mary couldn't afford it. Finally, Mary begged the shopkeeper to keep it for her until Christmas Eve and the shopkeeper promised.
The next few days, Mary did all kinds of jobs to make money, yet she only had made 3 dollars by Christmas Eve. She went to the shop and told the shopkeeper why she needed the wig.The shopkeeper was deeply 6._________(move) by the girl. He thought for 7.__________ while and told Mary that the wig had been sold. Mary was very sad.
The next morning Mary 8.____________(receive) a parcel(包裹). She opened it and found it was just the wig 9.__________she had wanted to buy. There was also a note in it 10._________(say), “This is your Christmas present and it is also your mother's. Merry Christmas!”
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
(二)
About a year ago,I got off the train and was waiting for the bus to come to pick me 1. __________. Suddenly I wanted to write something, 2. _________only found one dollar bill in my bag. So I took my pen and wrote something like this: “This is a very 3.____________[ spe l] dollar given to you with love. Do not keep it. Do not spend it. Pass it on. Give it to someone else with love.”
Sitting near me was a woman 4.__________ was also waiting for the bus.She seemed a bit 5.__________[ n :v s]. I walked up to her and said, “This is for you.” Surprised to be given a dollar,she took 6.___________ second look and read it. She smiled and thanked me.
I realized that if this was the reaction from just one 7._________ [ stre nd (r)],then this wave of 8. ________(warm) would 9. _________(probable) go on. My bus came, and we 10. _________(drive) off. But I knew this is not the end of the story.
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
(三)
Lonnie Johnson always loved taking things apart. He 1. /'s mtaimz/ put them back together. Other times he made new things from different 2. _______ (part). He learned how to use tools from his dad.
At 13, Lonnie put an old engine(发动机)on a homemade go-cart. He loved driving it around. He dreamed of 3. ___________(be) an inventor. By high school, Lonnie built a remote-control robot from some waste things. This won him first prize at the Alabama State Science Fair. His friends called 4._____ "The Little Scientist. In college, Lonnie was an excellent student. After that, he became an Air Force officer, rocket scientist and business leader. 5. __________, he never stopped inventing. You may have played 6.__________ his most famous invention---the Super Soaker, a kind of water gun. Lonnie got the idea for this 7. /t i/ while working on another invention. When he tested a homemade part in his bathroom, it shot water 8. _ / ’ kr s/ the room.
Today, Dr. Lonnie Johnson has more than 100 9 (use) inventions. However, he still keeps 10. (try)new things.
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
(四)
Do you know Stephen William Hawking He was one of the most well-known scientist on 1. _________ / spe s/and time in the world. He was born in English in 1942 and he died at the 2._________ of seventy- six on march 14th , 2018. Hawing studied how the universe 3. __________(begin) and how it would end.
When he studied math and 4. __________ /’sa ns/at Oxford University, he fell 5. _________ (bad) ill, which made him unable to speak. Till the last moment of his life, he couldn’t move or feed 6.__________(him). However, he had a wheelchair with a special computer, with which he could communicate with others.
Although he was facing with all these difficulties, he 7._________ / r ’fju:zd/ to give p his hope of living. Because 8. ___________ his illness, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking , he was greatly 9. ___________(respect) by people all over the world.
Once he was invited to China to give speeches. His self-confidence and humorous conversations impressed us deeply.
He once said, “When something unfair happens, 10. __________ is no need to worry about it! You just have to do the best in your own situation.”
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
(五)
There was a man 1. _________worked all of his life and saved all of his money. He was a real miser(吝啬鬼) when it came to his money. He loved money more 2.___________ just about anything.
Just before he died, he said to his wife,“When I die,I want you to place all my money in the casket(棺材) with me. I will 3. __________[ n] it after I die.” So he got his wife to promise him that when he died,she would put all the money in the casket 4. _________him.
Well,one day he died. When they finished the 5._____________[ ser m ni], just 6. __________ the undertakers (殡仪服务人员) got ready 7.________close the casket, the wife said, “Just a minute!” She came over with a box and 8. _________(place) it in the casket.Then the undertakers locked the casket down.
Her friend said,"I hope you were not 9._________[ kre zi] enough to put all that money in the casket.” “Yes,"the wife said, “I did promise him like that. So I got his money all together,put it into my account (账户)and I wrote him 10. _______ check.
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
(六)
A Christmas card with a three-cent stamp is still on its trip for many years.The card has been exchanged by Rewalt and his friend Stern 1._________ 1953.
“We think it has traveled about75,000 miles,” said Rewalt.
The card has a 2. ___________ [ p kt (r)] of four snowmen on the front. Inside, the first wishes’ word—“Happy hearts and happy homes are filled 3._________ old-time cheer. And it's time for two best 4.____________['w z]: Merry Christmas! Glad New Year!" —Many names and dates added by the two families over the years.
Rewalt and Stern never think that the tradition will last such a long time.“If we knew that years ago,we would buy a nicer card,” Stern said. Mr. Stern was the first man 5. __________ sent the card to Rewalt in 1953.
Rewalt kept the card, and 6.____________ [d sa d d] to send it to the Sterns before Christmas 1954 _____7______a joke. “I think he would say, ‘You cheapskate (小气鬼). Can't you 8. ___________[ f :d] a card ” Rewalt said.
Stern didn't remember 9.__________ he did at that time.He sent back the same card again. Rewalt forgot about the card until he received 10. __________the following Christmas,and tradition was born.
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
(七)
The Chongyang Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It’s also 1._____ (call) the Double Ninth Festival.
The festival started as 2. / :li/ as the Warring States Period (475—221 BC) . It has a history of more than 1,700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the 3. (high) odd number (奇数). People believe that two “nines” meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special holiday 4. Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They hold many 5. (kind) of activities in honor of old people, wishing them good 6. /helθ/ and a long life.
The festival comes during the golden time of 7. /f :l/. On the day, people traditionally drink chrysanthemum (菊花)wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes 8. climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant named dogwood. People in ancient times believed that 9. plant could drive away evil (邪恶的)spirits and prevent them from 10. (catch) an illness in winter.
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
(八)
After the 1. ___________ [ re nst m], Linda's family were safe, but their pet dog Dolly got lost. Linda got worried and looked for him everywhere . 2. ________, there was no sign.
Weeks later, Linda got a text(短信) 3. ___________a friend, telling her to look at a website 4.__________ lists animals planned to be euthanized (使安乐死) at New York City shelter (收容所) the next day.
Sure enough, Linda saw a picture of Dolly there. People would put him to sleep eight hours later at 6:00 a.m. The shelter was closed for the night and wouldn't open again to the public 5._________ 8:00 a.m.
The next morning, Linda drove to the shelter with her kids.She asked an assistant there 6.___________ Dolly was still there or not. “When the woman said yes,we felt 7._________(please) ,” she says. To 8.__________[pru v] it was her dog, Linda told the woman,“Bring me 9.___________ the back where he is, and you will see he's my dog."When Dolly smelt his long-lost owner,he went wild, 10. _________(jump), and licking (舔) Linda's face.
The woman was moved by Linda's love for her dog.A pet dog was a part of a family.
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
(九)
The crowd cheers, and tears of joy appear in the players' eyes. With a 11-0 record, the Chinese National Women's Volleyball Team was able to 1. ________ [reiz] the cup once again at the FIVB World Cup (世界杯排球赛) in Japan.
After the players returned home, they were 2. (greet) by President Xi one day before the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China. With great joy, President Xi looked back on the first time the women's volleyball team 3.__ [w n] the world cup, 38 years ago, --- a victory 4. ________ surprises not only Chine people but also many 5. (foreign). Any story of that victory would, of course have to tell about the amazing coach(教练) as well as player Lang Ping, who has made a great contribution to women's volleyball.
In 1978, at the age of 18, Lang Ping joined the newly-reformed Chinese National Women's Volleyball Team. 6. [θru:] hard work and perseverance(坚持),she became a star player and helped the team win the gold in Japan in 1981. In 1984, the team tried even 7. (hard) to beat the hosts, Team U.S.A, to receive a gold medal at the Olympic Games. After 8. (leave) the team, Lang went on to coach various college and national teams. She returned to coach the Chinese national team in 2013, helping to get another gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is the only person in volleyball history to have earned gold at the Olympics as both a player 9. a coach.
Like ping pong and badminton, women's volleyball has provided China 10. __________ gold medals at international games. They have made it clear that China can be excellent in sport.
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
(十)
Have you ever visited the Forbidden City This year is its 600th birthday. Now it holds the world’s 1. (busy) museum, receiving more than 17 million visitors every year. But if we traveled back to the past, we 2. [ pr b bli] wouldn’t be allowed inside.
In the past, all buildings in Beijing were low except for the Forbidden City. From outside, 3. [ k m n] people could only imagine what it looked like inside.
The Forbidden City takes up 720,000 square meters in the heart of Beijing. It was built 4. 1406 and 1420 by the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Yongle Emperor. After that, it was the 5. (live) and working place of 14 emperors of the Ming Dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
During those times, the Forbidden City was where the country’s supreme power could be found.Emperors were born, lived, 6. (fight) and died there. It saw the highs and lows of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as 7. end of feudal autocratic monarchy (封建君主专制) in China.
The 8. [ e n nt] relics (遗物) and documents in the palace show how the royal (皇家的) families lived. They are still used today 9. historical research, as well as inspiration for literature and entertainment.
In 1987, the Forbidden City was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site (联合国教科文组织世界遗产) . For world leaders who visit China, it has 10. (become) a must-see. In 2017, when US President Donald Trump paid a visit to China, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcomed Trump and his wife there.
1.___________ 2. ____________ 3.____________4. ____________5. ___________
6.___________ 7. ____________ 8.____________9. ____________10. ___________
答案一:
seriously 2. ugly 3. medicine 4. it 5. However
moved 7. a 8. received 9. that 10. saying
答案二:
up 2. but 3. special 4. who 5. nervous
6. a 7. stranger 8. warmth 9. probably 10.drove
答案三:
sometimes 2. parts 3. being 4. him 5. However
6. with 7. toy 8. across 9. useful 10. trying
答案四:
space 2. age 3. began 4. science 5. badly
6. himself 7. refused 8. of 9. respected 10. there
答案五:
who 2. than 3. own 4. with 5. ceremony
6. before 7. to 8. placed 9. crazy 10. a
答案六:
since 2. picture 3. with 4. wishes 5. that
6. decided 7. as 8. afford 9. what 10. it
答案七:
1.called 2. early 3. highest 4. for 5. kinds
6. health 7. fall 8. and 9. the 10. catching
答案八:
rainstorm 2. However 3. from 4. that 5. until
6. whether 7. pleased 8. prove 9. to 10. jumping
答案九:
raise 2. greeted 3. won 4. that 5. foreigners
6. through 7. harder 8. leaving 9. and 10. with
答案十:
1.busiest 2. probably 3.common 4.between 5.living
6. fought 7.the 8.ancient 9.for 10. become